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Full name | Tim Spears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 1 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[1] As of 26 March 2016 |
Tim Spears (born 27 July 1984) is a rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and loose forward for the York City Knights in Betfred Championship. [2]
He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 801) in the Super League, the Dewsbury Rams, the Batley Bulldogs and the Featherstone Rovers ( captain) ( Heritage № 926). [3]
Spears joined Featherstone in 2009 and was part of the team that topped the Championship for four consecutive seasons before being appointed captain for the 2014 season. [4] In January 2014, Spears lay claim the fastest ever rugby league try when it took just 7.7 seconds to score from the kick off in a trial game against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. [5]
In December 2016 Spears signed a one-year deal with York which was extended for the 2018 season. [6] [7] In September 2021, Spears announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season. [8]